Geography Of Oceania
Features of Oceania range from coral reefs and volcanic islands of the south pacific (The area is divided into subregions of: Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia) to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago.
Australia
Australia is a country, island, and a continent
Sixth largest country in the world
Total area of 2,967,909 sq mi
Australia is slightly smaller than the contiguous 48 states of the U.S.
Australia had 16,000 mi of coastline
Western half of Australia is the Western plateau
Western plateau is divided by the Hamersley, Macdonnell, and Musgrave mountain ranges
The Eastern Highlands, or Great Dividing Range, lie near the eastern coast of Australia, separating the relatively narrow eastern coastal plain from the rest of the continent. These Eastern Australian temperate forests have the greatest relief, the most rainfall, the most abundant and varied flora and fauna, and the densest human settlement.
Features of Oceania range from coral reefs and volcanic islands of the south pacific (The area is divided into subregions of: Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia) to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago.
Australia
The Eastern Highlands, or Great Dividing Range, lie near the eastern coast of Australia, separating the relatively narrow eastern coastal plain from the rest of the continent. These Eastern Australian temperate forests have the greatest relief, the most rainfall, the most abundant and varied flora and fauna, and the densest human settlement.